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turbotodd wrote:trail was great last night. whoever trimmed recently did a good job

Almost didn't ride thinking it would be muddy, but glad I changed my mind. Only standing water was to the right of the rock pile and avoidable if you go over the rocks. Should have known, but I've pinch flatted on that pile a couple times and didn't check my pressure yesterday.

Or do what I did behind Todd on the first lap and hit the right side fast enough to clear the mud hole!

So I just got back in from working from the end of the trail backwards with my handy stihl hedger and almost made it to 5.25. By my notes that leaves going from 5.25 to 4.75 to get caught up. Can anyone think of any other area that needs attention? I plan to get this last section finished by Thursday night.

chisbang wrote:More miles is on the wish list for sure but there are many hurdles. Counting the horse, hiking and biking trails Maybury already has more miles of trail per square mile of park than any other state park.

Makes sense. So basically what I am wondering is if there would still be any hurdles if the horse and hiking trails were completely unaffected by some minor MTB trail expansion? I couldn't resist doodling my idea on the Maybury map. Red lines go through areas that the aerial images show are ripe for expansion and should have enough room to be mostly invisible from any existing trail. Green areas show zones I have no idea about but appear to have space. And it's hard to tell how accurate the DNR trail map really is. Just my personal opinion, and food for thought. Sorry if I'm just being annoying.

Off hand, I'd be reluctant to encourage an out and back loop in the last few miles. The current character of the trail opens up at the end, which I find really rewarding after slogging through the seemingly endless switchbacks of the first 2 1/2 miles.

Of course, I am curious to see what's in those areas of the woods. I've walked out in some of those places during the winter, but everything looks pretty different then.

I was out last night for a lap (7ish). Trail was in great shape considering how much rain we had in the morning. There were maybe 4 or 5 small spots of sitting water. Last night we had a couple down pours just after midnight but if the rain holds off today, I would think the trail would be good again by this evening.

I also rode last night around 5pm, and I felt bad that I did. There are some reasonably heavy pizza cutters out there, and many puddles/standing water places. With the rain we got last night, trail should be avoided for probably a couple days. Some areas were great, but there were many areas that were not.